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Chapter 1, Problem 3

A scientific hypothesis is                   . a. an opinion; b. a proposed explanation for an observation; c. a fact; d. easily proved true; e. an idea proposed by a scientist

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Hi everyone here we have a question asking which of the following statements about scientific hypothesis is false? A scientific hypothesis is just an educated guess. So it hasn't been proven yet. So a it is a tentative explanation that is correct. Be it can be tested by observation. That is correct. C is an educated guess That is correct. D. Is a widely accepted and already proven statement that is incorrect. So our answer here is the it is a widely accepted and already proven statement. Thank you for watching. Bye.